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Title	Lincoln School: history and property description
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	c. 1992
Coverage	1990-1999
Property name	Lincoln School
Property type	School
National Register Reference	93000648 listed July 15, 1993
Community Name	Pikeville, Bledsoe County, TN
Latitude/Longitude	35.612304,-85.189694
Description	History of Lincoln School, its historical significance and property description that was developed as part of its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
Historical Notes	Built 1925-26, the Lincoln School was a public school for African Americans and the only school built in Bledsoe County with funding from the Rosenwald Fund. It followed the four-teacher school plan specified by the Foundation. The Rosenwald program emphasized self-help and industrial education and the well-equipped school offered a new educational experience to area children. Lincoln School was the only school for African American children in Pikeville until 1965, following the court-ordered end to segregated facilities.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	African American schools -- Tennessee Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings
Language	eng
Type	Text
Format	application/pdf
Genre	History
Medium	Paper
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	lincolnsch00006

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